summer. it was announced there was $300,000 that harry thomas took as part of a federal money or rather d.c. taxpayer money to fund a charity that he runs and that had been alleged he used that for personal items: trip, a car and agreed to pay back that money. the investigation continues and now let's to what -- go to what we heard from the attorney who said that thomas is fully cooperating with the investigation. >> at the conclusion of the matter, we sincerely believe that there will be no finding of any criminal violation. thank you very much. >> do you know what they are -- . >> thank you. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: now, following the remarks, we did go over to the house. they have cleared the scene here and we were able to actually walk up to harry thomas junior's house and knock on the door. fred cook, the attorney in the civil matter, racine is the attorney in the civil matter, he said that he will have civil

comments and not at that time. we're hoping to ask more about mr. thomas, quite frankly, to see if he was in the house but we didn't get far in the efforts. >> i know you have been out there all day long. any chance you got a look at the search warrant and what the feds were looking for, in particular? >> reporter: we didn't. we called the fbi and the u.s. tarp's office and both were vague saying it was a part of the ongoing investigation. you know, some of the money that was spent, some of the $300,000 that was said that he spent it on a luxury suv, it was an outy -- audi suv. thomas got rid of the car and obtaind this tahoe, and that was the focus of a lot of attention here today, this morning and searching it thoroughly, ripping it a part and taking things out of it before towing it away. our team coverage continues with the reaction to the fbi raid in ward 5 and the wilson building, where fellow d.c. council members are shaking their head. bob has the latest. >> reporter: across the city

tonight, some are calling on council member thomas to resign. others saying he ought to go to jail. among his d.c. council colleagues, there is sympathy and scorn. >> reporter: think he's entitled to be innocent until he's proven guilty. >> i'm shocked to have heard about it. i don't know anything more. >> reporter: we caught up with a number of harry thomas' fellow d.c. council members in the hallways of the wilson building. >> you still calling for his resignation? >> based on the previous what, happened with the 300,000 with the attorney general, yes. in terms of this, i don't have any new information. and at this time, i havey in comments. >> and this is clearly a serious situation. i think there is a lot of angst in this investigation that the u.s. attorney would proceed is an investigation. >> and there is a time when his effectiveness, you know, under

this type of barrage, you know, becomes questionable and that is a decision for him to make. >> reporter: thomas' office was open but quiet today. he was at the building yesterday and clearly under fire from more than a few in the community. >> i think harry thomas should resign. >> reporter: he's the spokesman for a recall movement, claiming to have at least 1500 supporters. >> and the citizens of d.c. need to take the government into their own hands. if he doesn't step down, we're going to recall him. >> and how about among council member thomas' constituents in brooklyn, the heart of ward five. >> a need for change and that is coming quick for him. >> and does he still have your confidence. >> more confident in the beginning and anyway, no. >> so, kind of lost it, my support. >> reporter: organizers of the recall movement say by law they can't officially launch their campaign until january 2 nd and promised to follow through with

their threat if harry thomas is not off of the couple by then. a news alert in fairfax county involving prescription medicine. earlier today, police served 13 search warrants to businesses across the cupty -- county. the investigators alleged the suspects to peddle drugs, including pain medicine, birth control pills and antibiotics. some are knockoffs and have a potential of making people sick. >> what we found is most of the medication was coming from central america and not manufactured here in the u.s. or with fda approval and with no oversight from aing if. >> so far -- from a physician. >> so far, no one is arrested. today's drug bust is the result of a nearly yearlong undercover operation is. -- operation. four recent armed robberies in montgomery county have one thing in common: the sawed-off shotgun used to commit the crime. this video is taken at the cvs and it was hit again two weeks later.

possibly by the same guy. the suspect is linked to a robbery at the 7-ref on wattkens mill road and the 7- eleven on snoufner school road. police say another man may have been helping the suspect. big security changes coming to fed ex field. starting this sunday, they will metal-detecting wands to screen all fans into the game and it may take you longer to get into the stadium. that is part of the new nfl policy and the redskins take on the jets sunday at 1:00 p.m. fox 5 is celebrating the 10th year of stuff a truck. and this is the scene at the greenbrier giant in fairfax. the chorus group from chantilly high school is swing the crowd. we'll join sue there live in a few minutes. >> we're at four area giant stores tonight. bring non-perishable food items to the area until 11:00. and if you can't come out,

call (202)895-3307 is the number. to get through to that phone bang you see there. the lovely ladies answering your calls as we speak and volunteers taking donations for the capital area food bank. again, (202)895-3307. still ahead, thanks to local troops. they protected our freedom and a group is helping them out at home. see the progress next. gary. >> hey, brian. hard to get much better around here in december than what we had today. the weekend forecast is coming up. hopefully it will stay just this night. 

>> and thigh served their country and are getting -- they served their country and are getting thanks in return. the group was formed last year to help fix up three homes and this year it has expanded the mission and is able to help five veterans. workers have been busy all

week. >> the program focuses on the veterans and improving their property and way of life. secondary on that is we made it very critical to our mission to involve the minet and volunteer -- community and volunteers and the younger generation. >> the local american legion helps identify the veterans in need. the decorated vet is trying to do more work in the community and is looking for donations. >> we need your help to stuff a truck. we'll head live to a local giant store coming up next. and first, a restaurant in trouble for a racy ad. and based in south africa and has a location in d.c. robert mugabe lookalike. having a playmate with gaddafi, chairman mow and sandra day o'connor. the mess -- and saddam hussei t funny. i don't see the humor ear but the chain pulled the ad. 

>> the hearn family. >> family and california. a merry christmas. >> tonight, can you help families in need this holiday season. our annual stuff a truck food drive is going on tonight at giant food stores. we'll meet wisdom martin in hyattsville in a moment. first, sue palka in fairfax at the green briar patch. >> reporter: you know what is amazing about this campaign this year, it's not that cold out. most of the time when we do it, it's cold and i end up having to wear my favorite hat that you like so much. and you thought i wouldn't ware it until january 12th. you were wrong. i wanted you to lose the bet.

we're out here in green briar in fairfax county and i want to you meet six fantastic seniors from centreville high school. i will tell you why they're fantastic in a moment. introduce yourself. >> i'm brianna. >> i'm [ indiscernible ] >> i'm lexie. >> jay montrosa. >> i'm valerie and. >> i'm haley. >> and i this is why centreville high school is fantastic. tell us how much food you collected for the capital area food bang? >> our school collected over 7,000 pops of school in a matter of a week and a half -- pounds of school in a matter of a week and a half. >> that is amazing. you know how many tons? >> no. >> reporter: three 1/2 tons. that is wonderful. how many years do you think thatville's been doing this? i know that last year you did it, too, right? >> this is our second year doing it. >> reporter: do you think everyone contributed? >> yes. >> reporter: how do you go about motivating your high school to get involved with something like this in. >> we put it on the morning announcements, we do flyers and hype it up a lot and tell them

the facts about how many homeless people there are and how it's good to see them -- >> and not even homeless people but a lot of people in this downturn economy that don't have enough to seat and this is in maryland, virginia, and the district of columbia and tell me something else about centreville. who can brag about centreville high school? >> i can. hi, centreville high school, this year, we have been a major turnja round, and with our football going to the state semi finals tomorrow! love that. >> you know, we're trying to do this whole thing where we involve the whole school and community service projects and we're a big family and it's a blast. >> reporter: we would like to see a lot of high schools doing what centerville has done. thank you very much, happy holidays. we're getting big donations here and mix 106.7 is here. look at me calling you mix, how are you? >> oop good. been here as long as the others

and we have been involved with this for a long time, sue and this is great to have fox 5 involved here. >> thank you forgetting the word out. i think we're doing well you in and this is almost full and another one is still to come. so, we are getting there. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> and wisdom martin is standing by. i'm liking how we're doing here this year, wisdom. how are things looking where you are? >> we're doing good here in hyattsville as well and this is the objective. we have to fill these up and get them on top of that truck and all of the volunteers here. this is a very worky cause, right? tell under the circumstance why this is important? >> wisdom, this is important for everyone to come out here in prince georges county. we're collecting food for families. we collecting food for kids and just in this county, one in four kids is going to bed

hungry. come on out and sudden us and provide a meal for our families tonight. >> we have the radio station el sol here. tell us why they should come here and donate? >> we're so blessed and lucky to have the listeners here. we're waiting for you come. on over. we need it and we love you. thank you! >> you heard that and if you're sitting at home, get up and come here and help us fill this up. we have people coming, beautiful children -- look at these beautiful kids here? how are you doing? >> good. >> are you excited about being on tv? >> yeah. >> and they excited about being on tv, we're excited about stuff a truck, fill it up and feed the hungry. let's do it. all right. back to you. >> and thank you. looks like a good time and that

is so far so good and can you bring non-perishable food items to the stores in brentwood, hyattsville and east-west highways, montrose crossings and the green briar shopping center until 11:00 tonight and pick up the phone if you can't come out and they don't look like they on the phone now. maybe one or two of the four and a couple of lines open. the volunteers taking donations and in that capital area food bank. >> weather cooperated this year and this is usually the which willyiest of december days. nice. >> that's right, you can't blame it on the weather. very, very nice for december and let's keep it roing and we're going to have a few days where we're pushing 60 degrees and into the lower 60s and that

weekend is not bad either and some temperatures cooled down. 48, gaithersburg; monasses, fallling to 41 degrees and culpeper, 43. typical. the clair skies, light winds out ofd you to and the temperatures are dropping like last night and that is looking like the weekend is very nice. there is a question mark, though, not a big deal but a weekend question mark. first and foremost, we look at the country for the weekend and the cold stuff is way out west and into the northwest and some central planes. there is a lot of snow for the rockies of colorado and into some sang rede christos of new mexico and that is good news there and this is where we're

going to be dry and nice and mild this time of the year. if not, about normal and the question is, how much on sunday will we end up with clouds coming into the rim of high pressure and how much sunshine -- ridge of high pressure and how much is shine will we lose into monday? i think we're going to be in good shape. gorgeous for tomorrow, the high temperature into the lower 50s and on sunday, definitely an increase on sunday and we'll call it partly sunny on sunday and the temperatures, even with less sunshine and still with temperatures into the upper 50s, cold overnight and not bad in the city and nothing to freezing, down to 35 degrees and outside of town, everyone will be at 32 and below. and fredericksburg, you're on the bubble there and with some

low temperatures to 32. fredericksburg tomorrow, 55 degrees; bowie, 51; win chester along i-81 and the temperature will be in the lower 50s as well and this is what that is looking like the next few days. 52 tomorrow, some clouds on sunday and not as much sunshine and that high temperature is about 55 degrees. monday and tuesday, we think with some clouds on monday, or clouds on monday, we'll be up around 60 and mild for this time of the year and some showers on tuesday and we finally cool off. the middle part of next week and continuing to be showery and unsettled and cool or wednesday and with that high temperature of 53 and speaking of sunday, shouldn't be bad for the redskins to play the jets. >> that's right, redskins facing off sunday and missing a key player. we'll see how the caps are

feeling after another loss and this time to the penguins. first, proof that a real life frosty, can be scary, a north carolina man dress said up as a snowman and ran through the town to spread holiday cheer. he spread more than cheer, though. four panicked people called police. one woman thought she was about to be robbed. the snowman might be misunderstood but is not a criminal and the police are not filing charges. 

>> good evening, i'm lindsay murphy. laron landry said it hill, he's been snake bitten. he will miss the fourth game of the season, sunday versus the jets and this time because of a groin injury. landry's absence means the quarterback of the jets, mark

sanchez, may have more fun and has been the third season and this is a tough one. booed at home and had the worth- ethic questions. despite the negatives, he's coming off of a four touchdown game. >> and-by-not the worse guy in the league or the best guy in the league, but he's a capable quarterback and led that team to a couple of nfc championship games and he knows how to win the big one. >> and when she hot, he's one of the best in the league and we have to do that job where we confuse him and rattle him early to keep him that way and for the rest of the game. >> the capitals are 0-2 in the dale hunter era after fallling to the penguins last night, 2-1 and that is the team's fourth straight loss and the fourth loss in regulation to the pengs since 2007. with a new system in place, the players and coaches know it's going to take time.

>> and to have that crash course is difficult. a lot of things, the players are -- they need to do a better job. >> i see the boys getting better every day and that is -- as a coach, you're scared they're going to fall back and they improved last night and i expect that tomorrow. >> and wizards players are returning to the verizon center and washington will play a two- game preseason and begin a 66- game regular season. and the short prep time is fine with the head coach. >> like the way it's set up and that is a shortened training camp and i think that is going to be more conducive for a young team to grow during that

time. >> and did you see it? georgetown beating alabama and with some final secs in regulation and that is the winder. the hoyas snap alabama's 24- game home winning streak with a 57-55 victory. and ovechkin got to be a kid again today, of course, for a good cause. he shot the toys "r" us in virginia for the marine toys for tots foundation and he was joined by a slap shot and others to spend the $10,000 donated by the washington capitals charities on toys. that is a look at sports, brian, back to you. do you see? he got the redskins football there. >> guys. >> of course. >> and thank you, lindsay. >> yup. >> and light take a last look outside. the capital area food bank like. don't forget n montrose as well. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices...

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